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In Istanbul, major public transit projects are back under way after years of paralysis. The problem wasn't a lack of financing, but the layer upon layer of ancient artifacts that turned up every time the earthmovers started their work.<p>The excavation began eight years ago on projects intended to ease Istanbul's notoriously clogged traffic.<p>The job included building a tunnel under the Bosphorus Strait and linking it to a rail and subway network.Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:35:25 +0000Peter Kenyon7267 at http://www.kplu.orgIn Istanbul, A Byzantine-Era Fleet Surfaces Again